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Rice Campus TMC
Rice’s Growing Research Ecosystem

New institutes, centers and accelerators will tackle the world’s most significant challenges....

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Old-School Printing

Rice students and visitors can now try out the only known replica of William Blake’s printing press....

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Bill Akers
Legacy of Innovation Timeline

A timeline of Rice’s research and innovation milestones...

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Luis Brus
No Small Award

Alumnus Louis Brus wins the Nobel Prize for the discovery of “quantum dots.”...

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Charles Renfro
Coming Home

Acclaimed architect Charles Renfro returns to design a home for the arts at Rice: Sarofim Hall....

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Karen Lozano
A Tenacious Talent

Nanoengineer Karen Lozano’s achievements and impact extend far beyond the lab....

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Vinay Pai
Uplifting Technology

For Rice trustee Vinay Pai, community is a core component of tech advancement....

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Go For Launch
Go for Launch

Rice professors and alumni advance research from the lab into the world....

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A Head Start

Junior Rice faculty are earning attention — and funding — from the National Science Foundation....

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Total Eclipse of the Sun

Physicist and alumna Pat Reiff and her citizen scientists are collecting new images of the sun’s corona....

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Humanities
The Big Questions

Research briefs and interviews from the School of Humanities...

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A Thriving Future

Research briefs from Rice’s School of Social Sciences ...

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Quantum Leaps

Research briefs from the Wiess School of Natural Sciences...

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Rice Business
Business Savvy

Research briefs from the Jones Graduate School of Business ...

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Research Roundup: Humanities
Standing Ovation

Research and creative achievements from the Shepherd School of Music...

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Marfa
Building the Future

Research briefs from Rice Architecture...

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Freeways
Solving for Greater Good

Research briefs from the George R. Brown School of Engineering...

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Scholarship Across Campus

Faculty members across Rice’s seven academic schools share their explorations and discoveries....

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‘Not Because It Is Easy’

Rice launches five-year “moonshots” in biotech and climate change....

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Rice vs. ChatGPT

Rice professors share lessons on generative AI in the classroom....

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The Next Great Tech Revolution

AI research at Rice is fueling significant breakthroughs, plus debate about the public good....

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Syllabus: Talking Science

The Public Science Communication Seminar teaches effective scientific communication and much more....

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Brain Lab
Brain Gains

The Rice Neuroengineering Initiative fosters research on the capabilities of the human brain....

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OEDK 2024
Controlled Chaos

Rice’s Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen fosters undergraduate inventions with a social impact. ...

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SSOM
A Pitch-Perfect Space

At Rice’s Shepherd School, a sophisticated rehearsal hall creates opportunities for discovery....

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Art and Craft

A makerspace within the Moody Center for the Arts empowers student and faculty creativity....

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O'Connor Building
Material Worlds

New realms of discovery are anticipated for Rice’s new O’Connor building....

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The Big Number

Almost 70% of graduating students report having participated in research activities while at Rice....

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LeGrand Dudley
A Spirit of Inquiry

Research is accessible to all Rice students who have a passion for digging deeper into specific topics. ...

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Bernie Banks
Full Potential

The Doerr Institute for New Leaders looks forward to a new era....

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Ecklund
Advancing Religious Pluralism

The Boniuk Institute fosters religious literacy through research and education....

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Kinder Institute
Local Impact, National Reputation

Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research develops solutions to help all Houstonians prosper....

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Smalley-Curl
Nanoscience Branches Out at Rice

The Smalley-Curl Institute now includes quantum science, advanced materials and more....

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Ken Kennedy Institute
The New Digital Age

Rice’s Ken Kennedy Institute takes on challenges within artificial intelligence....

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Rice 360
Big Steps for Little Ones

Rice360 is helping improve newborn care across Africa....

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Baker Institute
Policy and People

Rice’s Baker Institute delivers data-driven research and independent discourse on critical issues....

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David Alexander
Wide Open Space

The Rice Space Institute extends its reach....

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Sustainability Institute
An Impact Amplifier

“Think global, act local” drives the new Rice Sustainability Institute....

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Lane Martin
A Vibrant Landscape for Exchange

The Rice Advanced Materials Institute builds interdisciplinary collaborations....

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Water Institute
The Right To Clean Water

Rice’s WaTER Institute focuses on the intersection of water and public health, energy and infrastructure....

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Medical Humanities
The Medical Experience, Humanized

Rice’s new Medical Humanities Research Institute expands the conversation around health care....

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Grid Synth Bio
An Interdisciplinary Powerhouse

Rice’s Synthetic Biology Institute will create new tools for living systems....

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Naomi Halas Lab
The List: Rice Researchers

All 140-plus researchers named in the Spring 2024 research issue...

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Institute Leaders
Meet the Institutes

Rice’s portfolio of research hubs creates new opportunities for collaboration and discovery....

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Reginald DesRoches Portrait
Harnessing the Power of Discovery

A note from Rice University President Reginald DesRoches...

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The Big Read

Letter From the Editor...

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Spring 2024

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